Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX) is the airport which serves Los Angeles, California, United States. It is often called LAX, its airport code. The letters are usually said by themselves. LAX is in southwestern Los Angeles in the neighborhood of Westchester, 16 mi (26 km) from the downtown core.

Los Angeles International Airport
IATA: LAX – ICAO: KLAX – FAA LID: LAX
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Los Angeles
Operator		Los Angeles World Airports
Serves		Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area
Location		Los Angeles, California, USA
Elevation AMSL		126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates		33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W
Website		www.lawa.org/lax
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6L/24R	8,925	2,720	Concrete
6R/24L	10,285	3,135	Concrete
7L/25R	12,091	3,685	Concrete
7R/25L	11,096	3,382	Concrete
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	ft	m
H3	63	19	Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

With 65,924,298 passengers in 2022, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world and is served by direct flights to North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. The airport is a small hub for American Airlines and United Airlines and a focus city for Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines.

Yearly traffic

Traffic by calendar year

Year	Passenger volume	Aircraft movements	Freight (tons)	Mail (tons)
1994	51,050,275	689,888	1,516,567	186,878
1995	53,909,223	732,639	1,567,248	193,747
1996	57,974,559	763,866	1,696,663	194,091
1997	60,142,588	781,492	1,852,487	212,410
1998	61,215,712	773,569	1,787,400	264,473
1999	64,279,571	779,150	1,884,526	253,695
2000	67,303,182	783,433	2,002,614	246,538
2001	61,606,204	738,433	1,779,065	162,629
2002	56,223,843	645,424	1,869,932	92,422
2003	54,982,838	622,378	1,924,883	97,193
2004	60,704,568	655,097	2,022,911	92,402
2005	61,489,398	650,629	2,048,817	88,371
2006	61,041,066	656,842	2,022,687	80,395
2007	62,438,583	680,954	2,010,820	66,707
2008	59,815,646	622,506	1,723,038	73,505
2009	56,520,843	544,833	1,599,782	64,073
2010	59,069,409	575,835	1,852,791	74,034
2011	61,862,052	603,912	1,789,204	80,442
2012	63,688,121	605,480	1,867,155	88,438
2013	66,667,619	614,917	1,848,764	77,286
2014	70,662,212	636,706	1,921,302	79,850
2015	74,936,256	655,564	2,047,197	94,299
2016	80,921,527	697,138	2,105,941	99,394
2017	84,557,968	700,362	2,279,878	109,596
2018	87,534,384	707,833	2,338,642	109,694
2019	88,068,013	691,257	2,182,711	130,536
2020	28,779,527	379,364	2,329,348	135,498
2021	48,007,284	506,769	2,851,941	124,732
2022	65,924,298	556,913	2,632,536	122,034
Source: Los Angeles World Airports

Images

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  Runway layout at LAX

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  theme building

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  Delta Boeing 757-200 at LAX in August 2003

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  Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929, restored in 1990 and remaining in active use.

Los Angeles International Airport Media

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  Los Angeles Municipal Airport on Army Day, c. 1931

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  Continental passengers arriving at CAL terminal, July 1962, before jet bridges were constructed

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  The light towers, first installed in preparation for the Democratic National Convention in 2000, change colors throughout the night.

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  The Theme Building at LAX, built in 1961, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

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  An Avianca Airbus A321 with two American Airlines and one JetBlue aircraft in the background

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  A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 landing at LAX with the Hollywood Sign in the background

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  An Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340 and four Airbus A380 from Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France and Singapore Airlines parked at Tom Bradley International Terminal.

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  International carriers at Tom Bradley International Terminal

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  Los Angeles airport diagram of terminals